THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1917.
riej City News
GRAPHIC LETTER FROM
TITUS LOWE LAYS BARE
CONDITIONS IN FRANCE
Omaha Minister, One Month In Shell Torn Europe,
Describes Voyage of Several Clergymen Through
U-Boat Zone and Gigantic Task Ahead of
God and World Democracy.
Platinum Wedding Binge Ediolra.
Ht Root Print It New Becon Presa.
Metal Dlee. Presa work Jubilee Mfg. Co.
For Xmas Everything electrical
Burgess-Granden Co.
Have you wnt your name to The
Committed of Protest, 601 Omaha
Nat Bank Bldg. Adv.
Teacher joins Aviation Corps C. B.
RiT of the High School of Commerce
faculty has resigned to Join the United
States aviation corps.
State Bank of Omaha, corner Six
teenth and Harney streets, pays 4 per
cent on time deposits. Three per cent
on savings accounts. All deposits in
this bank are protected by the de
positors' guarantee fund of the state
of Nebraska. Adv.
Mrs. Fuller Wants Divorce Alice
fromHfrrvc. SJ.t tZXZ Titus Lowe, pastor of the First Methodist church,
salesman. , She says that they were , who is now working among America expeditionary force,
married In November, 1916, but that iii .. .t , , .. . ..
since she has discovered the truth blasting its way through the kaiser's line, has written a graphic
about him she has not lived with him. j description of his experiences to the members and friends of
Seventh Regiment Enriched Sheriff i . , -.....
Clark win turn over the sio.75 found! the church. The letter follows:
in a capture slot machine Saturday to
the Seventh regiment. The machine
was taken from "Vance's place" at
Forty-sixth and Q streets. The pro
prietors were fined $30 and costs by
Judge Crawford Monday for operating
a gaming device.
Sanimle Is Lonely The following
Swedish Minister Out;
Leaves Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Dec. 3. Baron
Lowen, the Swedish minister, his
departed. He did not make the
customary farewell visits to the
officials here.
It was through the Swedish le
gation at Buenos Aires that Count
von Luxburg, when German minis
ter to Argentina, sent cipher mes
sages to Berlin, in which, among
other things, he advised "sinking
without trace" of Argentinean ves
sels by the Germans.
The Swedish foreign minstry said
Baron Lowen was not responsible for
the tenor of the German messages,
but Iljalmar Branting, Swedish min
ister of finance, announced in his
newspaper, the Social Demokraten.
in September, that the baron had
been removed.
UNQIUE ADVENTURE.
My Dear People: It is now
slightly over one month since I left
the home city. The month has been
packed with experiences of various
kinds. Aa vnn knnw T have made aev.
letter has been received by The Bee .
from one of the lonely Sammies in I eral Jurneys across the great oceans
iowa: "Would you be kind enough I but 1 never made any such trip as this
io print me name ana aaaress or a
lonesome soldier boy In the columns
of your paper? A letter from someone
would be greatly appreciated. Lew
Mealey, headquarters company 339
field artillery, Camp Dodge, la."
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Changes In Time Effective
Sunday, December 2, Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha trains from the
Webster street station are changed as
follows: No. 4, northbound, will leave
at 6:20 a. m., instead of 6:30 a. m.
No. 2, northbound, will leave at 1:45
p. m., instead of 2 p. m. No. 6, Sun
day only, will leave at 7:30 a. m., In
stead of 8:25 a. m. No. 8, northbound,
will leave at 5:30 p. m., instead of
&:tu p. .m.
Fire Fireproof Goods at Sunderland's.
STriNDREW CHURCH
DULY CONSECRATED
Has Its Own Building After
35 Years, During Which
Time It Has Sent Out Many
Prominent Clergymen.
St. Andrew's church (Episcopal),
&t Forty-second and Hamilton streets,
was consecrated Saturday by Bishop
Arthur L. Williams of the Diocese
of Nebraska, assisted by Bishop Irv
ing Johnson of the Diocese of Colo
rado, and Rev. John E. Flockhart,
woh lias served the congregation for
the jilf't two years and a half. The
new edifice, which was begunin July
last and is now nearly completed,
is a handsome stuccoed building,
with bnement and auditorium with
emblematic stained glass windows,
havig a seating capacity of about 200.
On this occasion it wa3 crowded to
the ('.'"to.'s and 'a number of people
were turned away for lack of even
standing room.
. The services began at 11 o'clock,
with Hishop Williams as celebrant
and Bishop 'Johnson preached the
consecration sermon from the text,
"My House Shall Be Called a House
of Prayer" (Matthew 21:13). Besides
the usual ornaments of the church,
Bishop Williams formally consecrated
two large American flags, one for
the Epistle side of the altar and the
other for the chauctl. These flags
will be displayed at all the services
held in St. Andrew's during the pe
riod the war.
1 Started as Mission.
St. Andrew's was started as a mis
sion in 1881 and, while undergoing
many ups and downs, has yet sent
forth some of the most prominent
clergy of the church. The first min
ister in charge was Rev. Mr. Howard,
who left Omaha some years ago to
enter other fields of labor. He was
succeeded by Rev. Percy Silver, who
is now chaplain at the West Point
Military academy, and has twice de
clined election to a bishopric. Fol
lowing him came Rev. Francis
White, now dean of the Cathedral at
Grand Rapids, Mich., who has three
times been elected bishop and de
clined. Then came Bishop Irving
Johnson of the Diocese of Colorado,
whose first charge was at St. An
drewls and who was married in that
churi, Rev. F. D. Tyner of Minne
apolis' and Bishop James Wise of
the Diocese of Kansas, who was a
boy in St. Andrew's Sunday school,
afterward its minister.
Under the direction of Rev. John
E. . Flockhart, who came here from
Manhattan, about two and a half
years ago, the mission has grown
rapidly until the little congregation
of 28 persons that attended the open
ing services in 1881, now numbers
130 communicants, with an attend
ance averaging 90 in the Sunday
school, and now occupies its own
house of worship. Arrangements
have been made to organize St. An
drew's into an independent parish,
with Rev. Mr. Flockhart as its first
rector, and this will be effected , at
the Diocesan convention which
merits in May, 1918.
At the evening service last night
Bishop Williams officiated, attended
by Dean Tancock of the Cathedral
and the rectors of St. Martin's, Good
Shcplad and other Episcopal
chur" Is of the city.
Part of Cabaret Check
Taxed as Admiss'on Charge
Washington. Dec. 3. Twenty per
cent of the charges for food, drinks,
table reservation or other service in
a cabaret will be regarded as an ad
mission charge on which the war tax
of 1 cent for each 10 cents admission
is based under the war tax act. In
ternal Revenue Commissioner Roper
ruled today that if one's bill in a ca
baret is $5, .20 per cent, or $1. is-to
be considered admission, and the war
tax would be 10 cents. This applies
U, cabarets making no formal charge
for admission.
Dr. R. W. Taylor to Lecture
On Wonders of Southwest
"Colorado, New Mexico and Arj
ma are a veritable wonderland.'
nys P R. W. Taylor, who lectures
luesdaT night at the Young Men's
Christian association on the "'Natural
Wonders of the Southwest." Dr. Tay
lor has made 10 trips overland into the
far vet and has secured many plioto
gra';M the natural wonders which
he hli visited.
last one. Our ship was crowded with
passengers.
The Young Men's Christian associ
ation group was composed of 29 men
and seven women. They were chosen
to fill the many varied functions re
quired of the "Y. M." under these
extraordinary conditions.
In addition we had a unit of Red
Cross doctors and nurses. Various
sides of the military departments of
America and France were repre
sented. But no troops crossed over
with us. On the whole it was a
cheerful11 lot of passengers, but we
were never unaware of an underlying
nervousness due to the uncertainty
of the deadly submarine. But most
of the passengers had fully counted
the cost and were prepared if need
be to pay the final price of being true
to a holy ideal. One morning we had
a distinct disturbance. An unknown
steamer passed us and after some
little time turned and steamed after
us.
Rush for Life Belts.
We did considerable zig-zagging,
but were finally brought to by a blank
shot over our bows. The stranger
came quite close to us and we could
plainly see her curious camouflage.
There was much signalling between
the quarter decks of the two ships, of
which we never learned the purport.
In the meantime word ran round like
fire than she was a. German raider
and most of the passengers got intoO-
their life belts and the few that had
them into their life bags. There was
considerable nervousness, but no dis
order. We all heaved a great sigh of
relief when she finally turned and left
us. It would have been bad for us
had she been other than a friend for
the seas were very high and it is
doubtful whether we should have been
able to launch a life boat. The last
two days of the voyage were espe
cially trying for we all knew that we
were in the submarine zone. But we
were wonderfully fortunate and in due
season landed 'once more on terra
firma. It seemed very good to put
our feet on solid ground once again.
There was one object lesson on
board which will never be erased from
my mind. In the steerage end of the
ship was a company of Armenian men
numbering over a hundred who were
voluntarily returning to their home
territory to fight against the unspeak
able Turk. These men had been do
ing well in America and all their
dreams of the future were tied up
with America, but they were deliber
ately giving up literally everything
in order to do their part in the great
struggle.
Going Away to Die.
They had scraped and saved a long
time to get together their journey
money. Most of them realized that
they were going to die. But their
cheerfulness never waned. They
were a motley crowd and most of them
could have taken a bath with advan
tage, but underneath the uninviting
exterior they were men of heroic
mould who had the courage to be true
to the great ideal.
We notice a vast change in France
since our last visit here in 1903. If
one were not supported by an inner
light he might get discouraged by
seeing so many women dressed com
pletely in black. One cannot but be
struck with the absence of beautiful
colors which have always been char
acteristic of France. So many of the
elderly men have black bands around
the arm showing in that mute way
that some one or more of their loved
ones have paid their debt of love to
France by their lives. No young men
are to be found around the streets
either in the cities or in the villages.
All the man power in the nation has
been mobilized. The French are
weary of this savage unnecessary war,
dreadfully weary, but we have not
caught a single hint of any repining
nor any single suggestion anywhere
that there can be any end to this
dread war save the end that righteous
ness demands, that is, certain tri
umph over the German arms. France
has no illusions about war.
Being Born Again.
, If there ever was a time when she
dreamed of glory that time is passed.
It is just a piece of dreadful necessary
business. In this crucible of suffer
ing into which have been thrown all
the multiplied members of the various
social orders France is being born
again. She has paid a price that no
nation was ever called upon to face
in all human history, but she is still
strong, still unbreakable and her reso
lution to win through is inflexible.
The closer I get to the French
people and catch the French idea and
ideal the happier I am that our own
great country is now standing side
by side with France. It is an honor
that we are permitted to be here. I
am sure that our being here is ac
cording to the purpose of the Al
mighty God and I am sure that in
finite good for the world will ensue.
It is with considerable gratification
that we at last "found ourselves with
a section of our over seas expedition.
You would be interested in our pres
ent surroundings. The hut in which
we are working for the present is like
scores of others someuhere in France.
It is about 30 feet wide and 80 feet
long. At one end is the canteen
minus all intoxicants. The test of
the hut is covered with writing tables
containing ink and penholders.
Sometimes we are tempted to be
lieve that every soldier around us
spends every minute of his spare time
writing to his numerous loved ones
in the ho.ne land. I am absolutely
certain that every soldier in our army
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thinks more of the folks back home
now than at any time in his life be
fore. But if they love to write letters,
I must leave it to your imagination
just how crazy they are to receive
them. It is a bitter disappointment
for any man not to receive a letter
when a fresh consignment of home
mail comes in.
Write to Our Boys.
Don't let up on writing to your boys
with the forces. Even the most trivial
things that have to do with the family,
the city, the club or the church life
assume a great importance when they
are so far away from home. The
spirit of the troops we have come in
contact With is excellent, just as you
would expect it to be. There is much
to excite one's pride and admiration
when he looks upon a company of
American boys swinging down the
roads. Of course we have various
and sundry troubles. Occasionally
the transportation system breaks
down and we have to make shift with
all kinds of things, but it is not possi
ble to really discourage our men.
Most any kind of disappointment is
met with nothing worse than "Well,
I guess we are out of luck today."
One of the most popular songs we
have around is "Pack up your trou
bles in your old kit bag and smile,
smile, smile."
I have preached twice each Sunday
since being in this place. This is due
to the fine spirit of the chaplain here.
He has more places than he can man
age and so I am delighted to be work
ing with him. At home he is an
Episcopal clergyman and I am per
suaded he would make an excellent
Methodist. But the conditions under
which we preach are far removed
from the dignified surroundings of our
beautiful First church.
Four Miles to Service.
Last Sunday mornihg I walked
about four miles over a mountainous
hill for the morning service. It was
a muddy walk and the feet of the
men who attended the service would
have ruined forever the First church
carpet. But Fir,st church congrega
tion was neVer more attentive that
that fine group of boys in khaki. I
preached' to them on "Endure Hard
ness as a Good Soldier of Jesus
Christ." Then I walked the four
miles back to my fixed place. In the
afternoon Fred Walrath came oyer
and we visited about Omaha and First
church to our heart's content.
In '.he evening I preached to the
boys here. I was standing on an
empty tobacco box and the hut was
cold and many of the boys were com
pelled to stand up during the entire
service, but we had a fine service any
way, len pieces ot tne Dana ica me
singing and I preached on the subject
of A rar Country.
I erckon thai it is an inestimable
privilege that has come to me through
your fine support and your patriotic
sacrifice. I am delighted with tht
wav things are opening up and hope
to make those months count in a way
that will commend itself to your best
judgment. That does not mean that
I do not sorely miss the familiar
surroundings, especially on Sunday
mornings.
Likewise the hundreds of friendly
trusting faces in the Sunday school,
the Epworth league and the congrega
tions. The Father God has given
First church a very unusual oppor
tunity situated as she is in the very
heart of America and he would be a
dull man who did not appreciate the
privilege of being the minister of such
an institution.
An Unusual Choir.
Iu the little Catholic church in this
community there is one very pathetic
condition which throws into sharp
relief this whole dreadful war. The
only member of the choir is an old
man, whose weak, wavering voice
finds great difficulty in leading the
congregation. Before the war he was
assisted in the choir by his five sons.
Now three of them are dead and the
other two are with the forces of his
beloved France. But there is no
complaint from this old peasant and
his story is typical of thousands of
others in France. You can not wonder
t,hat the more we know of the condi
tions the gladder we are that our
own great country is at last lined up
with those forces which are deter
mined to bring this war to a righte
ous end. It is well to pray for peace,
for war is a horrible calamity, but
when we pray we should pray for a
righteous peace, which will make the
world safe for all honest minded men.
In closing I want to assure you that
my constant prayer to God and to
iesus Christ our great Saviour is that
irst church and all its people may
be blessed with persistent courage
and that all may grow in those things
which lead to larger and truer life.
As a people we are to be called upon
to make great sacrifices. May God
grant that we shall not fail when the
utmost price is demanded of us. I
greet you one and all in the bonds
of affection in unbending loyalty to
our common Lord and Saviour and
in loving personal regard. Your
friend and minister,
TITUS LOWE.
The remarkable letter is signed by
the energetic minister in his char
acteristic bold hand with the plain
words, "Titus Lowe, Your Friend
and Minister."
Red Guard Surrenders;
To Drive Out Russ Troops
Stockholm, Dec. 3. Finnish papers
reaching Haparanda report, that the
Helsingfors "Red Guard" has decid
ed to surrender. This is reported to
be indirectly a result of pressure
from other nations whose subjects
have been murdered by Finnish so
cialists. The newspapers say a petitioi has
been signed by prominent men and
presented to the Finnish diet, asking
for the formation of a national mi
litia, and that measures be taken to
rid the country of Russian soldiers.
United States "Dry" in
Two Years, Says Bryan
Washington, D. C, Dec. 3. Ra
tification by the states of a pro
hibition amendment to the fed
eral constitution within two years
was predicted tonight by William
Jennings Bryan, speaking before
the opening session of the Wo
men's Christian Temperance union.
With 26 states already 'dry and
prohibition territory spreading in
others, Mr. Bryan said a federal
amendment before 1920 seemed
certain.
Nearly 1,000 delegates represent
ing nearly every state are here for
the convention, which will contin
ue until next Friday. The national
officers are preparing to devote
their energies to the fight for pas
sage by the house of the amend
ment resolution already passed by
the senate. They profess confi
dence that the house will act fav
orably before Christmas.
Hnnminmiim,,,
1 IMS
WThere's a Reason" h
Jldelidhtful
doable Drink
that outranks all
other beverages in
the approval of those
who value health!
TOMT P0STUM
I
CONSERVATION NO
JOKE, SAYS LETTON
Hotel and Restaurant Men Must
Realize War a Serious Mat
ter; Days Must Be
Observed.
"The time lias come for all hotel
and restaurant men to realize that
this war is no joke and that food con
servation is no joke,"' declares J. V.
Letton, chairman of the State Hotel
and. Restaurant committee of the food
administration.
"Andlthe way to observe meatless
and whvatlcss days is to observe them
and stop serving food stuffs which can
be exforted," continued the hotel of
ficial.! "A mnn who refuses to help in
this cause is a traitor and might just
as well shoot a soldier in the back.
The time is fast coming when food
slackers will have to give an account
ing for their actions and when they
are publicly known the traitor brand
will be placed upon them in a no un
certain way."
Caterers Lining Up.
Mr. Letton says that Nebraska
caterers are lining up strong behind
the administration in its efforts and
that each week sees additions to the
long line of patriotic workers. Yet
evidences here and there of direct
violations with a full knowledge of
the request of the government serve
to impress the fact that every one
who lives in America is not an Ameri
can. "That the customers of these places
have an influence on some of the
caterers in nut observing the require
ments is evident. Instances have been
reported where customers have de
manded meats on Tuesda" and when
refused, angrily left the place."
Looking for work? Turn to the
Help Wanted Columns now. You
will find hundreds of positions listed
there.
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Suggestions of Things to Make
For Xmas Gifts From Art Embroidery Section
THERE is a certain sentiment that goes with gifts that you make yourself Christ
mas gift-making time is here and gifts must be started immediately to be ready in
plenty of time. Our Art Embroidery Section is bubbling over with clever suggestions
and novelties. For example:
, New Bags
Cretonne knittinjt bags, lined with dainty silk
and trimmed with blue ribbons, hoop handles.
Also, these bags may be made of taffeta, satin
and tapestry. Very much in vofrue ritfht now.
Messaline party bags, attractive shapes, trim
med with tinsel and lace, tinsel cord handles.
New style pouch bags, made of velvet and
trimmed with bands of fur, fur ball pendant,
mirror and change purse.
Vegetable Bags
To be used to keep lettuce, radishes, tomatoes,
parsley, crackers and celery fresh and sanitary.
Very new. Stamped in vegetable design or name,
or both.
Sandwich Holders
, Also hot rolls and hot toast holders,lBtamped
on fine quality linen, in attractive designs.
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Silverware Holders
Stamped knife, fork, tablespoon and teaspoon
holders, lined with white flannel and bound with
white binding
Table Cloth Pockets -Also
napkin pockets, made of cretonne in as
sorted colors. These make ideal gifts.
Coaster Sets
Coaster sets to be crocheted. A very useful, as
well as new table appointment.
Lamp Shades
Every woman interested in crochet work will
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shades.
Card Table Covers
Stamped card table covers, stamped with de
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Sale of ORIENTAL RUGS
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